I must disagree that living in a city is somehow superior to living in a small rural town. I think that living in a small town you can often see people for who they are rather than the color of their skin or based upon what part of the city they live. In fact I find there are some advantages to small town living. Students in small towns students may excel in a sport, however, in a large urban area that student might have been overlooked and thus lost any ability to go to college. I think that access to the wide-open spaces is something that urban children are missing. Many urban children have no access to fresh air, sunshine and those activities that arise around a small community. As a child raised in a small town, I believed I received a good understanding of community, friendship, responsibility and value of honesty and a valuable work ethic. Responsibility came from the chores i was expected to do daily without being reminded and expectations from many people other than my immediate family. Did everyone know my business ? Yes, and knowing that kept me honest and straight.